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Cape rock hyrax

Cape rock hyrax noun: the Procavia capensis (“P. capensis”). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.

Noun

Cape rock hyrax (plural Cape rock hyraxes or Cape rock hyraces)

  1. The Procavia capensis (“P. capensis”). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.
    1. An animal of this kind of the subpopulation found in Southern/South Africa.

Synonyms of Cape rock hyrax

Forms of Cape rock hyrax

pluralCape rock hyraxes
pluralCape rock hyraces

Origin of Cape rock hyrax

From Cape + rock hyrax. From Cape of Good Hope, from cape.

Words formed from Cape rock hyrax

Questions about Cape rock hyrax

What does Cape rock hyrax mean?
Cape rock hyrax means the Procavia capensis (“P. capensis”). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.
What part of speech is Cape rock hyrax?
Cape rock hyrax is a noun.
What is the plural of Cape rock hyrax?
The plural of Cape rock hyrax is Cape rock hyraxes.

Words near Cape rock hyrax in the dictionary

  1. Cape Prince of Wales
  2. Cape quince
  3. Cape quinces
  4. Cape Raoul
  5. Cape Ray
  6. Cape rock hyrax
  7. Cape saffron
  8. Cape salmon
  9. Cape Schanck
  10. cape seahorse
  11. cape seahorses

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